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Descriptor English: Occultism
Descriptor Spanish: Ocultismo
Descriptor ocultismo
Scope note: Creencia o estudio de las prácticas y conocimientos relacionados con los poderes mágicos, místicos y sobrenaturales. La ALQUIMIA, astrología y muchas FILOSOFÍAS RELIGIOSAS se basan en principios ocultos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ocultismo
Descriptor French: Occultisme
Entry term(s): Occultisms
Tree number(s): K01.672
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009781
Scope note: The belief in or study of practices and knowledge of magical, mystical, or supernatural powers. ALCHEMY, astrology, and many RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES are based upon occult principles.
Allowable Qualifiers: HI history
PX psychology
Related: Spiritual Therapies MeSH
DeCS ID: 9966
Unique ID: D009781
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/17
Occultism - Preferred
Concept UI M0015186
Scope note The belief in or study of practices and knowledge of magical, mystical, or supernatural powers. ALCHEMY, astrology, and many RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES are based upon occult principles.
Preferred term Occultism
Entry term(s) Occultisms



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